Masny grades low on several counts. The town’s overall grade of D− puts it better than 4% of compared French towns, #176 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is schools — bac results 6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 7.1 points below the expected rate. Work and incomes lag (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 20.4% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,376/m² costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. Fewer journeys need a car: just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Masny with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Masny.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Masny than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 71.8%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Masny is 68.1%, lower than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 68% passed the bac pro, of 182 candidates at 2 lycées. Also worth knowing: by results, schools here place #191 of 195 in Nord.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Masny sees more deaths than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 113 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 405 residents of Masny died, against 359 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Masny · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Douai Dechy
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Douai Dechy
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Masny, 20.4%, runs above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,290 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 6.6% of working residents in Masny to work at the census. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Masny didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Masny, 0.5 per working resident
20.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Masny: 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.9% of the total, lower than both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Masny hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 19% of the population here. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
41.7median age
MasnyNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Masny is higher than in 57% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Masny came to 104 in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 13.4 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 9.6. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
13.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Other physical violence27
Family violence23
Sexual violence9
Burglary8
Vehicle theft7
Armed robbery0
Drug use34
Theft without violence31
Fraud29
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
104
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 7.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B−
For cost of living, Masny gets a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,376/m²: 76 houses and apartments sold in Masny between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.93/m² a month.
€1,376/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Masny€1,376/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,399/m²
75
€11.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.73 to €15.04/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Masny
Is Masny safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #80 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Masny good?
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns and #191 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Masny expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,376/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.46/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Masny grades B− for cost of living.
About Masny
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Masny is a commune of 3,999 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
